Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
HHS Offers Tools For Opioid Addiction Situations
Published on Fri Feb 16, 2018
The Department of Health & Human Services is offering a helping hand for providers dealing with patients impacted by the opioid addic- tion epidemic. From Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services guidelines to Drug Enforce- ment Administration mandates to steps on how to lawfully prescribe opioids, the online tools at www.hhs.gov/opioids aim to assist Medicare providers confused on the changing rules. Reminder: The opioid epidemic was deter- mined a Public Health Emergency (PHE) in October 2017, and recently renewed in January.
Other Articles in this issue of
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Budget:
Home Health Payment Reform Mandated By Budget Deal
Stay on CMS's case every step of the way. If you thought your biggest priorities [...] - Documentation:
HHAs' Documentation Remains Optional For Audits
While not everything agencies want, at least change is a step in the right direction. [...] - Reimbursement:
New Budget Law Kills 'Super-MedPAC' Board
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree. While the Independent Payment Advisory Board created [...] - Legislation:
Home Health Rate Cut Included In Budget Deal
Therapy caps, Medicare Advantage changes also impact home care. The newly enacted requirement for home [...] - Hospice:
Budget Law Contains Win, Losses For Hospices
Good news is accompanied by bad news in the budget deal. One part of the [...] - Budget:
Look To Trump Administration Proposal For Budget Threats
PAC PPS would cut tens of billions. A requirement that home health payment reform be [...] - Industry Notes:
Don't Count Out Copays
Beneficiaries need an incentive to decline care, GAO says. The perennial money-raising proposal for lawmakers - [...] - Industry Note:
Get Up To Speed On 2020 HQRP Requirements Here
Check out new Hospice Quality Report- ing Program resources at www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/Hospice-Quality-Reporting/HQRP-Requirements-and-Best-Practices.html. The Centers for [...] - Industry Note:
HHS Offers Tools For Opioid Addiction Situations
The Department of Health & Human Services is offering a helping hand for providers dealing [...] - Industry Note:
Don't Forget Cap Impact When You're Hit With Takebacks
If you're a hospice provider that's been hit with an overpayment request from a Recovery [...] - Industry Note:
Nevada Nonprofit Hospice Acquires Kindred Location
Nathan Adelson Hospice, the largest non-profit hospice in Nevada, is acquiring Kindred Hospice in Southern [...] - Industry Note:
Hospice Provider Makes In-State Acquisition
Pennsylvania Hospice Holdings has acquired Taylor Hospice in Ridley Park, Pennsyl- vania for undisclosed terms, [...]
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